Yeah, I'm Nuts

In the previous post I said I was probably nuts for thinking Frank Papé may have inspired Will Elder with his rendering style and sense of humor. Well, yeah, I'm nuts. In the back of my head I think I had this rendering from a Mad magazine in mind:

This is Elder's funny rendering of 12 year old Pocahontas putting herself in harm's way to save John Smith. I'm not even sure whether the entire drawing is Elder's, or maybe he doctored an old print. Either way I think it's an anomaly for Elder. But still, take a close look at some of those Papé drawings—the funny little details, the animated gestures . . . I dunno, I bet Elder could've seen that stuff and eaten it up . . .